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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After serving in the military for more than twenty years, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer (Glenn Close) had seen her share of battles. But nothing could prepare her for the fight ahead: an intensely personal struggle against the U.S. Army when she becomes the highest ranking officer ever to be discharged for being a lesbian. With the support of her partner Diane (Judy Davis), Cammermeyer undertakes an against-all-odds battle against the Army's policy. But to do so, she must risk everything – her career, her privacy and even the love of her family.
Style: sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, realistic, disturbing, contemplative
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian couple, gay soldier, lgbtq, military, gender, sapphic, promotion, female artist, lesbian mother, closeted lesbian, army, us military, soldier, life is a bitch, rebellion, injustice, gays and lesbians, legal, society, coming out, military life, power relations, wedding ...
Time: 90s
Place: seattle, seattle washington

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